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Big White, Canada is a community located 56 km southeast of Kelowna in the Southern Interior of British Columbia. Located on Big White Mountain, the highest summit in the Okanagan Highland, an upland area between the Monashee Mountains and the Okanagan Valley, it is the second largest resort in British Columbia after Whistler-Blackcomb, making it one of the larger resorts in North America. Big White is the sister resort of Silver Star Mountain Resort.

Geography
Big White Mountain is the highest mountain of the Okanagan Highland and also of the Beaverdell Range, a subrange of that formation, which lies between the Okanagan Valley to its west and the main spine of the Monashee Mountains to its east. The mountain lies between the head of the Kettle River and the source of Damfino Creek.

Big White Community Policing Office
The CPO role is developed in consultation with each individual community. Their primary purpose is to improve the community by providing increased preventative and public reassurance programs while supporting core policing operations. They will work alongside existing RCMP officers, other policing services, and community organizations to enhance service delivery.’

The Big White Community Policing Office is located above the General Store in Whitefoot Lodge across from the Plaza chair. It is open from 1:00-4:00 PM during the ski season. A ski patrol of RCMP officers from Kelowna and the Rural detachment in Westbank is put together and one or two members are on the hill wearing bright yellow jackets. Their presence on the hill helps to maintain a safe and secure environment for skiers and boarders.

Volunteers are in the office to fill out reports of thefts that happen on the hill or in the village. These reports are filed with the RCMP Rural Detachment in Westbank and a file number is eventually available for the victim for insurance purposes. Ski engraving is also available at no charge and encouraged as one way to discourage theft.

Commissionaires BC
Working with the RDKB and Big White Ski Resorts, Commissionaires BC coordinates with other emergency service providers to ensure that you stay at Big White is comfortable and safe.

Commissionaires BC have been empowered to assist with noise complaints, traffic & parking problems, property security & monitoring, or any emergency situation.

Fire Department
A composite fire department with approximately 30 dedicated paid, on-call firefighters under the direction of 3 full time staff members. They provide protection to the village of Big White and the Big White Ski Resort, which has a capacity of 25,000 people and accommodations for 20,000 people. They are located 65km south of Kelowna off Highway 33 on Big White Road.

They are committed to preserving life and property by providing; Fire Prevention, Emergency Planning, Public Education, and Responding to Emergencies within our Community.

Recycling and Garbage
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary operates a Recycling Depot and Waste Transfer Station on Big White Road near the entrance to the Big White Resort. Residents can easily recycle household items by placing them in a compactor housed in the Transfer Station. The recycling material is then trucked for sorting in Kelowna.

Residents can also bring household garbage to the Transfer Station.

The RDKB contracts with BFI Canada to service hotels and businesses in the resort area.

These services are paid with property taxes collected from property owners. The cost of processing a tonne of recyclable material is considerably less than burying a tonne of garbage. We urge all residents and businesses to find out what materials can be recycled and to participate in recycling programs.

What can Big White residents recycle?
 * all clean paper products. (no food stained items)
 * all tin cans
 * all rigid plastic food containers marked with a number 1 - 7 on the bottom of the container
 * cardboard
 * all film plastic -- that is plastic bags and packaging that 'stretches'
 * No Glass
 * No Styrofoam

All construction and demolition material must be taken to the Glenmore Landfill in Kelowna.

Big White Community School
Big White Community School offers a unique school calendar. The school day is shorter during the ski season, to allow for students to take advantage of living at one of Canada’s premier ski resorts. Download a detailed school calendar.